After three days off with the Holiday Break, the Boston Bruins kicked off a pivotal five-game road trip in Western New York against the red-hot Buffalo Sabres. Winners of seven straight going into the break, and Boston lost four straight before the break, but the break didn't do anything to break either team's momentum.
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Boston grabbed a 1-0 first-period lead on a David Pastrnak goal, but that would be the only goal for the Black and Gold, who allowed three second-period strikes in what was the Sabres' eighth straight win and the Bruins' fifth straight loss.